As seen on Tampa Bay Business Journal: “Tampa Bay accelerator leaders say there’s never been a more important time to support startups”

Accelerators and incubators are known to help entrepreneurs and small businesses grow by introducing them to investors, getting the word out about their companies and connecting them to other startups.

But now accelerators around the world, including in Tampa Bay, are being faced with a new task: help startups understand and hopefully survive in the age of coronavirus…… Rachel Feinman, executive director of FIBA, is well versed in Whatsapp and Zoom calls to speak with her cohort companies — most often located in Israel. However, the subject matter of what Feinman is now communicating to her startups has changed…